If you guys are moving to Spain without knowing Spanish, it is fine to get by at the beginning, but definitely worth taking up a cheap Spanish course (many of them around)

I have been to many places around Spain, the main hotspots - Barcelona, Sevilla, Madrid but would definitely recommend Valencia to settle down in. The people are very welcoming and the city is beautiful and so cheap to live in. The weather is pretty much nice all year round.

A nice Spanish school to get started with is spanishcoursespain-valencia as they give you free cooking lessons and cultural classes and when I was studying there, I made most of my friends there as the school organises a lot of activities almost every day.

The beaches in Valencia are beautiful, and it is possible to rent a nice room/apartments for approx 300 euros-400 euros including cleaners too, sometimes.

Definitely recommend checking out Valencia for the long haul. Hope this helps

No I genuinely had an excellent experience in Valencia, and partially because of school I went to. I had such a wicked time with their activities but in general, Valencia was amazing. Deffo would recommend the city to everyone.

Check out Instituto Cervantes, who offer courses for those interested in Spanish online and in many cities around the world. I've taken courses given by equivalent institutes of language for other countries (Alliance Francaise for French, Dante Aligheri for Italian). Immersion is the most effective learning method, but preparation is beneficial.

Thailand's a wonderful country. I've only been north, but I've met many people who highly recommend the islands.

Sorry to bump this again. But my girlfriend is spanish so if you have any questions about the area around Barcelona or Spain in general, ask away

Mom was born and raised in Madrid. I have family all over the country. The only suggestions I will make: learn as much of the language as you can and stumble through stilted conversation (i have yet to meet a Spaniard who will mock you for trying to speak their language, in fact they are incredibly tolerant of any attempt - unlike many other European countries) and avoid any conversations about the death penalty or abortion. Also, if you end up single after you move, the women are way hot. Just sayin'.

ya, plans are still active. Girlfriend has decided to do a post-grad degree so that's Spain on hold for at least two years while that happens, but that gives us time to save up some money and learn Spanish anyway.

there is still paella and sangria in my future, there's just a couple of things to sort out first

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